PROS:

1
ARCHIVE ATTRIBUTES
SCRIBED
DIGITIZED

• PROS
• Compact
• Easily replicated
• Amenable to search queries
• Info can be manipulated
• Broad breadth of access
• Amenable to backup protection
• CONS
• System dependent
• Standards required
• Longevity dependent on too
• many variables (i.e., systems,
• environment, preventative
• maintenance)
• Extraordinary steps required
• to avoid corruption (handling,
• controlled access)
• Long-term credibility directly

• PROS
• Human Readable
• Standards optional
• Simple to catalog
• CONS
• Bulk
• Narrow breadth of access
• Manual search
• Replication limited
• Backup copy limited

2
ARCHIVE ISSUES
DIGITIZED

• Sufficient metadata for long-term
• servicing
• Systems obsolescence
• Media deterioration
• Mandatory migration for extended
• retention
• Intrusion protection
• Copy credibility
• Standards utility
• Disposal
• Access services supported
• Maintenance costs
• Backup

3
SCRIBED DATA HUMAN READABLE (SHELVES)
SCRIBED PLUS DIGITAL DATA
COMPUTER REVOLUTION (FILES)
U N I T V O L U M E
Gutenberg Printing Press
DARK AGES
Alexandria Library
0 AD
1000 AD
2000 AD
TIME